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"Happenings"

“After Katrina”: Black History Month 2007 at NYU
My dearest alma-mata, The Gallatin School of NYU, is hosting a series of events for Black History Month 2007 under the theme of “Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? After Katrina”. Students have put together a nice array of events, including panel discussions, cuisine workshops, performances, and cinematic work dedicated to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Spike Lee, Artistic Director of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, will be showing all four acts of his HBO documentary “When The Levees Broke” on February 2nd and February 9th. Find out about all of Gallatin’s Black History month events at: http://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/bhm/


Isaac Julien lecture at the Guggenheim today and tomorrow
In collaboration with PERFORMA and RoseLee Goldberg, black british art/filmmaker genius Isaac Julien will be giving a talk at the Guggenheim on February 4 and 5 at 7:30 PM. Julien will be discussing his trilogy of film installations: True North, Fantôme Créole and Small Boats. Get there early to avoid what will undoubtedly be a mob nerdy performance studies, art history and cinema studies graduate students. If for some strange reason you don’t have the Guggenheim’s address memorized:

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
at 89th Street
New York, NY 10128
212-423-2500 phone


Cruel and Unusual Punishment Film Screening on Feb. 15th
On February 15th, the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU will be hosting a screening of the award winning documentary Cruel and Unusual Punishment which takes a look at the unique hardships facing imprisoned transgender women, most of whom of wo/men of color. Visit cruelandunusualpunishmentfilm.com

Black Style Now Exhibit Open Until February 19th
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to catch the The Museum of the City of New York’s fabulous exhibition Black Style Now which closes on February 19th. “Black Style Now” explores how black style (from sneakers, hairstyles, clothes and everything in between) has evolved in since the days of Jazz in Harlem to the contemporary scene. The exhibition features everything from Harlem Renaissance Regalia to Puffy’s latest SEAN JOHN fashions. It’s a must see—definitely.

E. Patrick Johnson performance at Yale on the 26th of February
Finally, my brilliant scholar-comrade L.B. from Yale tells me that E. Patrick Johnson, Chair of the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University, will be giving a performance-style-lecture entitled “Pouring Tea: Narratives of Black Gay Men of the South” based on the research for his forthcoming book Sweet Tea: Oral Histories of Black Gay Men of the South (University of Tennessee Press). The event is scheduled for February 26th at 6pm on the campus of Yale University. The exact location has yet to be announced.

Posted by the young people's professor on 2/04/2007 at 1:08:00 PM |

Thanks for the heads up on these events, Frank. It looks like the "Pouring Tea" venue has been set: "A performance piece titled "Pouring Tea: Narratives of Black Gay Men of the South" will be presented at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, in Nick Chapel of Trumbull College, located at 87 Trumbull St." That's New Haven, CT, of course.

Posted by Blogger Unknown | 2/04/2007  

I caught the debut of "Pouring Tea" in Chicago last October and it was fantastic! Y'all check it out.

Posted by Anonymous Anonymous | 2/10/2007  

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